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William Rawson

Rawson, William, Private, 26471, 16th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Also served with 2nd Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment
Born Matlock, Derbyshire
Enlisted Matlock
Killed in action 31st July 1917 aged 19
Son of William Rawson, of Field Terrace, Ripley, Derby.
Buried in Buffs Road Cemetery, Ypres, D, 26

1911 Census
A school boy
Son of William, a Council roadman, and Mary Rawson, of The Cliff, Matlock, Derbyshire

(Article and photograph from the Derbyshire Times, 1st September 1917)

Matlock
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Matlock, St. Giles' Church
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Tansley
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